Still Watching the Skies: Episode 39 “The Guyver & Guyver: Dark Hero”

This month Cody, Robert, and Nat make a return to the vhs glory days of Blockbuster video with a double feature of THE GUYVER and GUYVER: DARK HERO.

1991’s THE GUYVER is something of a hodge podge of Japanese anime, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, POWER RANGERS, and a somewhat edgy style, that seems to come from producer Brian Yuzna. Mark Hamill also makes an appearance. So, is this a fun, nostalgia visit or is it something better left to the past?

Evidently, the THE GUYVER was a big enough hit to spawn a sequel, although there were a number of changes made by the time the 1994 sequel GUYVER: DARK HERO rolled along. Perhaps the biggest change was David Hayter stepping into the lead role. And the tone was darker and a bit more serious. Did those changes work? How does it fit in with the comic book films of the era? We have a long discussion about the film.

But, wait. There’s more. Cody and Nat have seen THOR: RAGNAROK and have a lot to say about the film. We open the mailbag and Robert answers a question about Lovecraft’s relationship with Batman comics and specifically Arkham Asylum. We then play a game of Jeopardy to choose next month’s film.

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Next month, we journey back to the early days of talking cinema with James Whale’s classic THE INVISIBLE MAN. We hope you’ll join us.